29th July 1956

The Ramblers Association
The Riverside Special

Locos Used 6151 & 32425 'Trevose Head'

Route :

Loco Route
32425

Crystal Palace - Norwood Junction - East Croydon - Kensington Olympia - Bourne End

6151

Bourne End - Marlow

6151 Marlow - Bourne End
32425 Bourne End - Kensington Olympia - East Croydon - Norwood Junction - Crystal Palace

    Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required. Mike Morant comments: I honestly can't recall the exact details of the early part of this trip but I was amongst the group that picked it up at East Croydon and I think the loco used from there to Olympia was 31874 after which a Marsh H2 took over but which H2 it was I can't recall as I'm pretty sure that two trains did that trip as there were definitely 2 x H2's at Bourne End at one point. Henry Allum however suggests 32425 worked train throughout to/from the Crystal Palace and Bourne End.

Sources : Mike Morant & Henry Allum

Photo Review


32425 arriving at Streatham Hill (photo: J.J.Davis/The John Debens Collection)


32425 is seen in charge at Bourne End (photo: Mike Morant)


A coach roof board from this tour (photo: The John Debens Collection)


From Mike Morant's ticket collection.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Source : Mike Morant

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